The A-Bombs

I usually tend to stay away from political discussions because I don't devote a great deal of time studying the issues and I'm often not aware of all the relevant circumstances. However, in recent ("PC"?) discussions of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings I notice one circumstance seems to receive barely more than passing mention.Before commenting on said circumstance, however, I want to make it very clear that the citizens of modern Japan (some of whom I have been fortunate to call personal friends), are in no way responsible or accountable for the unfortunate tragedies that occurred during the 2nd great war.With this ever in mind, I nevertheless think it should not be under-emphasized that, regardless of the severity of the response, there would have been no response had there not been a devastating attack on Pearl Harbor.JMHO,Amlodhi

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Originally posted by pink sasquatch

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While that is likely true, we need to keep in mind that Pearl Harbor was a military target and Hiroshima/Nagasaki were civilian targets.

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Your point is well taken and, as I said, I don't pretend to be aware of all the circumstances. However, I remain of the opinion that in our present PC world, far too much attention is focused on the nature of a given response instead of the act of aggression that provoked that response. Sometimes a response may be overly severe or misplaced, but it remains that you would not have suffered that reaction were it not for the ill-intent of your own action."Though I am not, by nature, rash or splenetic; yet there is in me something dangerous, that let thy wisdom fear."Hamlet, William ShakespeareThis message has been edited by Amlodhi, 08-03-2004 01:07 AM